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FINAL UPDATE: Donovan Mitchell's Current Injury Status For Pistons-Cavs Game

Donovan Mitchell is on the injury report for Friday's game.

FINAL UPDATE: Donovan Mitchell has been ruled out, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com.    

On Friday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Detroit Pistons in Ohio.

For the game, they could be without their best player, as All-Star Donovan Mitchell is on the injury report.   

Via Underdog NBA: "Donovan Mitchell (hamstring) listed questionable for Friday."

Mitchell has played in ten games so far this season and is averaging 29.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 48.6% from the field and 39.3% from the three-point range.  

The Cavs are 5-6 in their first 11 games and most recently defeated the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 109-95.

In 36 minutes of playing time, Mitchell had 34 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal while shooting 13/20 from the field and 5/8 from the three-point range.  

Mitchell is in his second season with the Cavs and is coming off a year where he averaged 28.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 48.4% from the field and 38.6% from the three-point range.  

The Cavs made the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2018 but lost to the New York Knicks in the first round. 

Following the Pistons, they will play their next game against the Denver Nuggets (at home) on Sunday. 

As for the Pistons, they are the 2-10 in their first 12 games, and in the middle of a nine-game losing streak.  

Most recently, they lost to Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 126-120 (at home in Detroit).